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Detroit vs Kentwood

Detroit, MI compared with Kentwood, MI · 131 miles apart

Detroit has 649,095 residents to Kentwood’s 54,776. Detroit comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Kentwood does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Detroit, MI Kentwood, MI
Population 649,095 54,776
Density (per sq mi) 4,679 2,619
Median household income $39,938 $74,373
Median home value $83,900 $268,200
Median rent $1,074 $1,260
Homeownership 50.3% 61.3%
Average commute 24.8 min 19.7 min
Median age 35.2 35.1
Bachelor's degree + 18.1% 36.7%
Poverty rate 32.7% 10.4%
Unemployment 14% 4.5%
Price to income 2.1× 3.6×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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